Members of Gregg Smart's family made impact statements at the parole hearing for Billy Flynn, the man who shot and killed him.

Members of Gregg Smart's family made impact statements at the parole hearing for Billy Flynn, the man who shot and killed him.

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Updated: 12:48 PM EDT Mar 12, 2015

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WEBVTT WMUR'S KRISTEN CAROSA IS ALSO LIVE WITH MORE. KRISTEN: MEMBERS OF GREGG SMART'S FAMILY WERE ALSO IN COURT TODAY. WE ALSO WANT TO GET PAMELA SMART WAS THE REACTION. FAMILY SMART WAS 22 WHEN BILLY FLYNN MURDERED HER HUSBAND, GREGG SMART. SHE WAS CONVICTED OF BEING AN ACCOMPLICE TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE CHANCE OF ROLE. A SPOKESPERSON PROVIDED NEWS 9 WITH A STATEMENT IN REACTION TO FLYNN'S PEARL. SHE SAYS "THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS JUST SHOWN MERCY AND GENEROSITY TO BILL FLYNN BY GRANTING HIM PAROLE. PAMELA SMART HAS RECEIVED NO SUCH MERCY AND NO SUCH GENEROSITY. FLYNN HAS CONFESSED TO KILLING GREGG SMART IN COLD BLOOD AND PREMEDITATION. HE COMES HOME TO HIS FAMILY IN JUNE. SMART HAS CONSISTENTLY DENIED ANY ROLE IN THE MURDER. BY ANY STANDARD, THESE DISPARITIES CALL OUT FOR FAIRNESS FOR STOP PAMELA SMART WITH THE SENTENCE IS EXCESSIVE AND MUCH TOO HARSH. IT SHOULD BE REVISITED." GREGG'S BROTHER, DEAN, SPOKE TO FLYNN, WHO APPEARED BY PHONE. DEAN: NO MATTER HOW HARD WE FIGHT, NOTHING CAN CHANGE WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, AND NO ONE CAN BRING GREGG BACK BECAUSE YOU DECIDED TO TAKE HIS LIFE AWAY. KRISTEN: ON THE DAY'S LIFE WAS GRANTED PAROLE, DEAN HAD A FINAL MESSAGE -- DEAN: I HOPE YOU DO NOT FALL INTO THE MEDIA CIRCUS THAT CAM HAS CREATED WHEN YOU ARE FREE. YOU SERVE YOUR TIME FOR THE MOST PART VERY READILY AND WIDELY, AND I WAS ASKED THAT -- I RESPECT THAT BECAUSE WE AS A FAMILY DO NOT NEED TO KEEP LIVING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

Brother of Gregg Smart speaks at parole hearing for Billy Flynn

Members of Gregg Smart's family made impact statements at the parole hearing for Billy Flynn, the man who shot and killed him.